…The blues predominantly influences this front man, singer/songwriter, guitarist,
& recording artist for No Cover Records. Well known in the 80's for fronting heavy metal rock band Life After Death he
cut his blues teeth while hanging out with local blues artists at nightclubs like The Attic in Hamtramck, MI & The Soup
Kitchen in Detroit, MI. Since his introduction to the blues, Chris has played with many of the areas blues
artists such as:

Chris has
enjoyed the good fortune of playing with Chicago area recording artists such as: Junior Wells, Koko Taylor, Big Time Sara,
Queen Audry Roy, Larry Burton and Detroit area recording artists: Catfish Hodge, Robert Pen, And Mad Cat Ruth.

Chris is
native to Smiths Creek, MI, which
is still a small village west of Port Huron, but has lived
most of his adult life in Metro Detroit. Through his blues career he has played many nightclubs all over Michigan and the Midwest. Here are a few in no particular order.

Buddy Guy’s

Kingston Mines

Beacon Street

The Mount Prospect Roadhouse

Madison Oyster Bar

Silver Moon Café

Missia’s

3rd Street Saloon

88th Avenue Lounge

Jimmie T’s

Main Street Tavern

Union St. Bar & Grill

Sport’s its A 50’s Bar & Grill

Larry, Larry, & Joe’s

Crawdaddy’s

Pavilion

The Attic Bar

Ted’s Pub

The Press Box

Q Club

Madison Club

Jameson’s

The Holly Hotel

Doc Frock’s

Brewbakers

The Century Bowl

The Office

Mr. Lou’s

The Red Doggie Saloon

Jimmi G’s

The Soup Kitchen

Rivertown Saloon

Trolley’s

The Blue Goose

Michno’s

Tenny St. Roadhouse

Chicago, Ill

Chicago, Ill

Chicago, Ill

Mt. Prospect, Ill

South Bend, IN

Darien, WI

Kalamazoo, MI

Detroit, MI

Hamtramck, MI

Detroit, MI

Richmond, MI

Traverse City, MI

Wyandotte, MI

Warren, MI

Inkster, MI

Inkster, MI

Hamtramck, MI

Clawson, MI

Pontiac, MI

Pontiac, MI

Madison Heights, MI

Royal Oak, MI

Holly, MI

Farmington, MI

White Lake, MI

Waterford, MI

Redford, MI

Detroit, MI

Milford, MI

Fenton, MI

Detroit, MI

Detroit, MI

Detroit, MI

St. Clare, MI

Redford, MI

Dearborn, MI

Begining his professional musical carreer
in 1982, Chris has had the opportunity to do a little recording. His discography is listed below:

Blues for Katrina – Relief for the McDowell family – No cover Records.
Chris donated an original song “ Voodoo Boogie “ to this collection.

I
Don’t Know - His first solo recording, originally released on his own Clyde Records label with the Boogie Chillens band circulated over 10,000 copies in south eastern Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, & Illinois has now been re-released on the No Coverrecord label.